Update helper_functions_api.py

helper_functions_api.py

@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ def search_brave(query, num_results=5):
     
     if response.status_code == 200:
         result = response.json()  # Return the JSON response if successful
-        return [item["url"] for item in result["web"]["results"]][:num_results]
+        return [item["url"] for item in result["web"]["results"]][:num_results],optimized_search_query
     else:
-        return f"Error: {response.status_code}"  # Return error code if not successful
+        return [],optimized_search_query  # Return error code if not successful
 
 # #@retry(tries=3, delay=0.25)
 # def search_brave(query, num_results=5):